Definitions for chorus
ˈkɔr əs, ˈkoʊr-cho·rus

Princeton's WordNet(4.40 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. chorus(noun)

   any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

   "a chorus of boos"

2. chorus(noun)

   a group of people assembled to sing together

3. refrain, chorus(noun)

   the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

4. chorus, chorus line(noun)

   a body of dancers or singers who perform together

5. chorus, Greek chorus(verb)

   a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

6. chorus(verb)

   utter in unison

   "`yes,' the children chorused"

7. choir, chorus(verb)

   sing in a choir

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. chorus(Noun)

   A group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

2. chorus(Noun)

   A group of people in a play or performance who recite together.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

3. chorus(Noun)

   A group of singers; singing group who perform together.

   The performance of the chorus was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

4. chorus(Noun)

   A repeated part of a song, also called the refrain.

   The catchiest part of most songs is the chorus.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

5. chorus(Noun)

   A setting or feature in electronic music that makes one voice sound like many.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

6. chorus(Noun)

   A group of people or animals who make sounds together

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

7. chorus(Noun)

   An actor who reads the opening and closing lines of a play.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

8. chorus(Verb)

   To echo a particular sentiment.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

9. chorus(Verb)

   To sing the chorus.

   Etymology: From Latin chorus, from (choros).

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Chorus(noun)

   a band of singers and dancers

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

2. Chorus(noun)

   a company of persons supposed to behold what passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or verses between the acts; also, that which was thus sung by the chorus

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

3. Chorus(noun)

   an interpreter in a dumb show or play

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

4. Chorus(noun)

   a company of singers singing in concert

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

5. Chorus(noun)

   a composition of two or more parts, each of which is intended to be sung by a number of voices

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

6. Chorus(noun)

   parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing such parts

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

7. Chorus(noun)

   the simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration; as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

8. Chorus(verb)

   to sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously

   Etymology: [L., a dance in a ring, a dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and singers. Gr. . See Choir.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chorus

   Chorus, Erasure's fifth proper studio album, was released by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the U.S. in 1991. This album was the last to end Erasure's classic period.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chorus

   kō′rus, n. a band of singers and dancers, esp. in the Greek plays: a company of singers: that which is sung by a chorus: the combination of several voices in one simultaneous utterance: the part of a song in which the company join the singer.—adj. Choreograph′ic.—ns. Choreog′raphy, Chorog′raphy, the notation of dancing.—adj. Chō′ric.—ns. Chō′rist, Chor′ister, a member of a choir. [L.,—Gr. choros, dance.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Chorus

   in the ancient drama a group of persons introduced on the stage representing witnesses of what is being acted, and giving expression to their thoughts and feelings regarding it; originally a band of singers and dancers on festive occasions, in connection particularly with the Bacchus worship.

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1. chorus

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'chorus' in Nouns Frequency: #2878

How to pronounce chorus?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chorus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chorus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of chorus in a Sentence

1. Chaitanya Giri:

   Big democracies right now are singing in a chorus, they understand what's at stake.

2. Mayor Gillum:

   What has also changed since election night have been the chorus of voices -- from the President of the United States, the junior senator of the state of Florida, and the governor of the state of Florida -- a chorus calling for the ending of the counting in this process.

3. Abraham Lincoln:

   We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.

4. John Schlossberg:

   Whether Irish or Chinese, Jewish, Japanese or Latino, our newest neighbors have all too often been greeted by a chorus of ignorance.

5. Naked Gun From the Files of Police Squad:

   Frank I'd known her for years. We used to go to all the police functions together. Ah, how I loved her, but she had her music. I think she had her music. She'd hang out with the Chicago Male Chorus and Symphony. I don't recall her playing an instrument or be able to carry a tune. Yet she was on the road 300 days of the year. In fact I bought her a harp for christmas. She asked me what it was.

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